FOOLPROOF 4 Step Black and White Photos!

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In this video, more like Black and White Mini-Masterclass, I am going to show you why your colors are so important for Black and White processing.

My process may be backward to some, but I feel BW processing is an artistic effect and not something I do at the beginning of my workflow. I prefer to do all the BW processing at the end of the workflow. Today I'll show you why!

☆☆☆ Chapter ☆☆☆
00:00 Introduction
00:32 What You Will Learn
01:01 Why I Made This Video
02:45 Black & White Conversion Techniques
06:32 The Best BW Conversion
07:23 Why is Color Important
08:45 Blake's BW Process
09:23 The Gradient Map Setup
12:07 Step 1: Shift the Colors (HSL)
15:09 Step 2: Refine the Colors (Selective Color)
16:47 Step 3: Balance the Colors (Color Balance)
18:54 Step 4: Treat the Tones (Gradient Map)
20:56 The Actions I have for You!

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